Love is in the air! February 14th is Valentine’s Day, one of the most famous – and, let’s face it, commercialised – festivals all about love. While it is often advertised as a day for ...

Almost everyone swoons over a good love story, but the history of Valentine's Day is, well, not quite that. We all know February 14 as a day of gift-giving, sweet treats, and romantic dinners ...

What Is Valentine's Day, and Why Do We Celebrate It ... What Is Lent, and Why Is It Celebrated? Labor Day is a national holiday in the United States. On Labor Day, we remember the work of those ...

Some retailers put Christmas decorations out as early as September, not far from Labor Day weekend. For those who actually do ...

However, the federal holiday is much more than just the summer's last hurrah. Observed each year on the first Monday of September, Labor Day is at heart a celebration of the hard-won achievements ...

Labor Day became a national holiday in 1894 under then-President Grover Cleveland. The holiday was to be observed on the first Monday in September annually, according to the U.S. Department of Labor.

Labor Day 2024 will fall on Monday, 2 September, marking the unofficial end of summer and heralding the start of fall. The annual holiday is more than 125 years old and was first introduced to ...

Check out the history of this national holiday, how it affects banks and government offices and examples of entertainment during the three-day weekend ...

President Grover Cleveland made it a national holiday in 1894, during a crisis over federal efforts to end a strike by railroad workers. By Karen Zraick This article was first published in 2018.

Here's what you need to know about stock market hours, holidays and how the exchanges operate. *Both exchanges close early at 1 p.m. Eastern time the day before Independence Day and the day after ...

Celebrated each year on the first Monday of September, the national holiday takes place on Sept. 2 this year. Why is Labor Day celebrated? Labor Day is celebrated to recognize the achievements of ...